Steve McShane: Special police tax needed

11:19 PM,
Nov. 23, 2012

Written by

Steve McShane

I am relatively new to the Salinas City Council. While I have had experience serving on various City Boards and Commissions, it was not until I became involved in creating the Los Olivos Riker Neighborhood Association that I fully appreciated how crippled our police department is.

I am the fiscal conservative on the Salinas City Council. As the founder and past president of the Salinas Taxpayers Association, I believe that public organizations must stretch dollars and focus resources on public safety, infrastructure and planning. By nature, I have distrust for government. I got involved ...